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2024 Indian general election in Punjab

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All 13 Punjab seats in the Lok Sabha
Opinion polls
Turnout	62.80% ( 3.14 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Bhagwant Mann Sukhbir Singh Badal Party INC AAP SAD Alliance INDIA INDIA Leader since 2022 2019 2019 Leader's seat Ludhiana (Won) Not contesting Not contesting Last election 40.12%, 8 seats 7.86%, 1 seat 27.45%, 2 seats Seats won 7 3 1 Seat change 1 2 1 Popular vote 3,543,824 3,506,939 1,808,837 Percentage 26.30% 26.02% 13.42% Swing 13.82 pp 18.64 pp 14.34 pp
Prime Minister before election Narendra Modi BJP Prime Minister after election Narendra Modi BJP

The 2024 Indian general election was held in Punjab on 1 June 2024 to elect 13 members of the 18th Lok Sabha.

Background and overview

The previous general election were held in May 2019 in Punjab, in which the Indian National Congress won 8 seats, followed by the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 2 seats each. In 2022, Bhagwant Mann resigned as MP from Sangrur to become Chief Minister of Punjab. A by-election for the constituency was held in June 2022, where Simranjit Singh Mann defeated Gurmail Singh of the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party. In January 2023, the Jalandhar constituency became vacant after the death of the incumbent MP, Santokh Singh Chaudhary of INC. In May 2023, Sushil Kumar Rinku of AAP defeated Karamjit Kaur of INC.

Defections

In March 2024, Raj Kumar Chabbewal and Gurpreet Singh GP of INC joined AAP, both were announced candidates from Hoshiarpur and Fatehgarh Sahib constituencies respectively. Patiala MP Preneet Kaur joined BJP. Sushil Rinku, who was announced as the AAP candidate for Jalandhar constituency, joined BJP, he was member of INC prior to AAP. Ravneet Singh Bittu, MP from Ludhiana, joined BJP. In April 2024, former MLA Pawan Kumar Tinu of SAD joined AAP, and was announced candidate for Jalandhar.

Election schedule

The election schedule was announced by Election Commission of India on 16 March 2024. The elections are to be held in seven phases throughout the country, with Punjab in the last phase.

Parties and alliances

In Punjab, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) member parties Aam Aadmi Party and Indian National Congress have decided not to have an alliance and to contest independently as they are the main opponents of each other within the state.

  Indian National Congress

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Contesting Seats
	Indian National Congress			Amrinder Singh Raja Warring	13

  Aam Aadmi Party

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Contesting Seats
	Aam Aadmi Party			Bhagwant Mann	13

  Shiromani Akali Dal

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Contesting Seats
	Shiromani Akali Dal			Sukhbir Singh Badal	13

  National Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Contesting Seats
	Bharatiya Janata Party			Sunil Kumar Jakhar	13

Others

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Contesting Seats
	Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)			Simranjit Singh Mann	12
	Bahujan Samaj Party			Jasvir Singh Garhi	13
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)			Purshottam Lal Bilga	1
	Communist Party of India				3

Candidates

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Exit polls

Voter turnout

Constituency		Poll Date	Turnout	Swing
1	Gurdaspur	1 June 2024	66.67%	2.57%
2	Amritsar		56.06%	1.01%
3	Khador Sahib		62.55%	1.41%
4	Jalandhar (SC)		71.92%	3.34%
5	Hoshiarpur (SC)		58.86%	3.22%
6	Anandpur Sahib		61.98%	1.71%
7	Ludhiana		60.12%	2.08%
8	Fatehgarh Sahib (SC)		62.53%	3.16%
9	Faridkot (SC)		63.34%	0.09%
10	Firozpur		56.40%	5.45%
11	Bathinda		72.43%	4.80%
12	Sangrur		69.46%	7.77%
13	Patiala		74.02%	4.14%
			62.80%	3.14%

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party				Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	INDIA		INC	3,543,824	26.30	13.82	13	7	1
			AAP	3,506,939	26.02	18.64	13	3	2
	SAD			1,808,837	13.42	14.34	13	1	1
	NDA		BJP	2,500,877	18.56	8.93	13	0	2
	SAD (A)			517,024	3.84	3.44	12	0
	BSP			335,921	2.49	1.03	13	0
	Others							0
	IND							2	2
	NOTA			66,263	0.49	0.63
Total					100%	-		13	-

Results by constituency

Constituency		Turnout	Winner							Runner Up							Margin
No.	Name		Party		Alliance		Candidate	Votes	%	Party		Alliance		Candidate	Votes	%
1	Gurdaspur	66.67%		INC		INDIA	Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa	3,64,043	33.78		BJP		NDA	Dinesh Singh	2,81,182	26.09	82,861
2	Amritsar	56.06%		INC		INDIA	Gurjeet Singh Aujla	2,55,181	28.18		AAP		INDIA	Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal	2,14,880	23.73	40,301
3	Khadoor Sahib	62.55%		IND		Others	Amritpal Singh	4,04430	38.62		INC		INDIA	Kulbir Singh Zira	2,07,310	19.80	1,97,120
4	Jalandhar (SC)	59.70%		INC		INDIA	Charanjit Singh Channi	3,90,053	39.43		BJP		NDA	Sushil Kumar Rinku	2,14,060	21.64	1,75,993
5	Hoshiarpur (SC)	58.86%		AAP		INDIA	Raj Kumar Chabbewal	3,03,859	32.04		INC		INDIA	Yamini Gomar	2,59,748	27.39	44,111
6	Anandpur Sahib	61.98%		AAP		INDIA	Malwinder Singh Kang	3,13,217	29.08		INC		INDIA	Vijay Inder Singla	3,02,371	28.07	10,846
7	Ludhiana	60.12%		INC		INDIA	Amrinder Singh Raja Warring	3,22,224	30.42		BJP		NDA	Ravneet Singh Bittu	3,01,282	28.45	20,942
8	Fatehgarh Sahib (SC)	62.53%		INC		INDIA	Amar Singh	3,32,591	34.14		AAP		INDIA	Gurpreet Singh GP	2,98,389	30.63	34,202
9	Faridkot (SC)	63.34%		IND		Others	Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa	2,98,062	29.38		AAP		INDIA	Karamjit Anmol	2,28,009	22.48	70,053
10	Firozpur	67.02%		INC		INDIA	Sher Singh Ghubaya	2,66,626	23.70		AAP		INDIA	Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar	2,63,384	23.41	3,242
11	Bathinda	69.36%		SAD		Others	Harsimrat Kaur Badal	3,76,558	32.71		AAP		INDIA	Gurmeet Singh Khudian	3,26,902	28.40	49,656
12	Sangrur	64.63%		AAP		INDIA	Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer	3,64,085	36.06		INC		INDIA	Sukhpal Singh Khaira	1,91,525	18.97	1,72,560
13	Patiala	63.63%		INC		INDIA	Dharamvir Gandhi	3,05,616	26.54		AAP		INDIA	Balbir Singh	2,90,785	25.25	14,831

Changes in Seats

• INC
  • Holds - Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Shaib and Patiala
  • Lost - Khadoor Shaib, Faridkot and Anandpur Shaib
  • Gained - Gurdaspur and Firozpur
• AAP
  • Holds - Sangrur
  • Gained - Hoshiarpur and Anandpur Sahib
• SAD
  • Holds - Bathinda
  • Lost - Firozpur
• Independent
  • Gained - Khadoor Shaib and Faridkot
• BJP
  • Lost - Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

Party		Lead in Assembly segments	2022 Results	+/-
	Indian National Congress	37	18	19
	Aam Aadmi Party	33	92	59
	Bharatiya Janata Party	23	2	21
	Independent	15	1	14
	Shiromani Akali Dal	9	3	6
	Bahujan Samaj Party	0	1	1
Total		117		–

See also

• 2024 Indian general election in Rajasthan
• 2024 Indian general election in Sikkim
• 2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
• 2024 Indian general election in Haryana
• 2024 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh

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